As soon as you enter, if you have a guitar case, be prepared to open it. There is an employee at the door who checks your case coming in and your bagged purchases going out.
Lots of great gear on the floor but the prices are the same as all the catalogs PLUS you pay NJ sales tax. There were some good deals on USED stuff where you can save on shipping by hualing it out yourself. They had an...

A humming, beating, vibrating, music mega store.

In ShortJust as the electric guitar started gaining popularity in the '60s, so did this once-modest, now monumental music store chain, which has grown to become the country's largest retailer of musical instruments. The store is packed with merchandise hanging overhead, crowding the aisles and monopolizing the walls. Contrary to its name, it's not just about acoustic and electric guitars; it also serves the needs of keyboardists, drummers and horn players.